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1930s Nicknames in the Village |
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In the 1930s almost everyone in the village had a nickname
Colin Britten, an old school friend of Louis King made this list of those he remembered.
Colin Britten’s revised list of 1930s nicknames
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Name (in Surname Order)
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Nickname
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Mr Bates
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Bucky
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Ethel Beck
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Aunty
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George Beck
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Buller
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Jack Beck
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Clowny
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Leonard Beck
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Butcher
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Tom Beck
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Bimmy
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Harry Billings
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Cuff
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Derek Brickwood
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Dingle
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George Britten
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Dordy
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Jack Britten
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Pilgrim
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Seaton Britten
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Podgy
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Ivy Brown
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Widely
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Jack Charter
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Muddy
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Fred Childs
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Snowy
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Harry Childs
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Webby
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Ken Childs
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Ooey
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Stan Childs
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Wiggy
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Mr Cook
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Timmer or Cooky (1)
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Alfred Darlow
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Whip or Whippet
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Arthur Darlow
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Golly
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Fred Darlow
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Nonny or Ditty
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Gladys Darlow
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Tanner
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Esther Dawes
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Dick
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Irene Dawes
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Jo
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Ken Dawes
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Shunt
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Cecil Draper
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Wooden
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George Ellwood.
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Dummy
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Ernest Ewen
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Tich
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Harry Ewen
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Happy
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Walter Ewen
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Plonk
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Edward Furnell
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Tubby
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Alf Furniss
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Prich????
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Fred Furniss
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Happy
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David Garnett
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Bunny or Dickie (2)
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Arthur Groom
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Groomy
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Elsie Groom
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Ducksie
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Mabel Hammond
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Miss Chick
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Mr Hammond
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Chick
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Bob Hardy
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Dago
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Len Harper
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Riny
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David Harradine
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Tiddly
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William Hart
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Nigger
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Dorothy Hinson
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Fan
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Harry Howell
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Lilford
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Mr Hunt
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Uncle
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Stan Hunt
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Wanger
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George Hurst
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Cassy
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Harry Hurst
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Striker
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Stan Hurst
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Wanger
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Jimmy Key
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Punch
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George King
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Razor
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Louis King
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Littl’un
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Ron King
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Cusser
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Harry Lee
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Sooty
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William Leonard
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Billy from Soham
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George Lovell
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Doggy
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Mr Lovell
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Prinny
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Woodram Lovell
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Woody
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Amelia Mackenzie Smith
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Kenzie
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Charlie Martin
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Wag
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Fred Martin
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Snouty
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Leslie Martin
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Codhead
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Reg Martin
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Porky
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Tom Martin
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Snouty
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Fred Neal
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Tubby
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Mary Neal
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Mary Tubb
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Irene Oakett
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Dinky
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Vic Oakett
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Kexi
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Charlie Parker
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Ginger
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Ethel Prior
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Ecky
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Harold Reed
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Abb
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Arthur Richards
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Woggett
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Arthur Robinson
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Cocky
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Fred Robinson
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Fatty
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George Roslyn
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Loddy
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Leslie Roslyn
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Lally
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Bert Rule
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Bucket
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Bill Rule
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Clanker
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Fred Rule
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Ruly
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Gordon Rule
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Bubbles
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Wesley Rule
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Wesser
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Alf Seamark
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Putt
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Ernie Seamark
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Nobby
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Percy See
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Croppy
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Bob Smith
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Hunderd
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Edwin Smith
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Gandhi
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George (senior) Smith
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Hunderd
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Gerald Smith
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Darby
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Tom Smith
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Smitty or Bangley
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Naomi Starling
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Omie
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Rev. Y.D. Stewart
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Sticky
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Frank Swannell
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Swanny
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Bill Tyler
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Son
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George Tyler
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Offey
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Hedley Tyler
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Fatty
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Henry Tyler
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Toff
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Mary Tyler
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Pop
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Cyril Wheale
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Squidge
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Harry Woodley
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Shep
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Herbert Yates
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Tozy
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Joe Yates
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Bungy
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Mary Yates
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Granny
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Notes:
(1) If this is the retired railwayman in Cookes Cottage it should be Cooky.
(2) Bunny to his family Dickie elsewhere.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 January 2008 )
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